12th October 2005

Steam Dreams
Cathedrals Express

Locos Used 33202 & steam : 45231 'Sherwood Forester'
Stock Used 99241+5222+5216+1840+5171+13474+9392+5249+1961+5237

Route:
1Z86 : Victoria to Bristol Temple Meads
1Z87 : Bristol Temple Meads to Victoria

Loco(s) Route
45231 (1) London Victoria - Grosvenor Bridge Jn - Stewarts Lane - Longhedge Jn - Clapham Junction - Barnes - Richmond - Twickenham - Feltham - Staines - Virginia Water - Addlestone - Woking - Pirbright Jn - Fleet - Basingstoke - Worting Jn - Andover - Salisbury - Warminster - Westbury - Trowbridge - Bath Spa - Bristol Temple Meads
45231 Bristol Temple Meads - (reverse of outward route) - London Victoria

Notes :
(1) Banked by 33202 from Victoria to Grosvenor Bridge.

Sources : Janet Cottrell & John Clifford

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Janet Cottrell & John Clifford)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Victoria 08.53d 08.53   21.28a 21.30
Battersea Pier Jn ? 08/57   ? 21/27
Stewarts Lane 09/00 08/59   21/22 21/24½
Longhedge Jn 09/13 09/13½   21/19 21/23½
Clapham Junction 09.17a ~ 09.20d 09.19 ~ 09.22   21.10a ~ 21.15½d 21.12½ ~ 21.19
Putney ? 09/29   ? ?
Barnes 09/28 09/30½   21/04½ 21/07
Richmond 09/32 09/34   21/00½ 21/02
Twickenham 09/36½ 09/36   20/57½ 20/58½
Feltham 09/41½ 09/44½   20/53½ 20/54½
Staines 09.50a ~ 09.51½d 09.52 ~ 09.53   20.45a ~ 20.46½d 20.44 ~ 20.47
Virginia Water 09/59½ 10/02½   20/33 20/35½
Chertsey ? 10/07   ? ?
Addlestone Jn ? 10/13½   20/24 20/21
Woking 10/23 10.25½a ~ 10.33d   20/16 20/13½
Woking Jn 10/28½ 10/35   20/15 20/13
Pirbright Jn 10/35 10/45½   19/53½ 19/54½
Farnborough 10/40 10/51   19/48½ 19/50½
Fleet 10/43½ 10/54½   19/44 19/47
Basingstoke 11.16a ~ 11.18d 11.21½ ~ 11.22½   19.19a ~ 19.27d 19.30½ ~ 19.33½
Worting Jn 11/23 11/31   19/15 19/26
Andover 11/42 11/51½   18/56 19/02
Salisbury 12.05a ~ 12.27d 12.12 ~ 12.27   18.11a ~ 18.34d 18.21 ~ 18.36
Wilton Jn 12/32 12/32½   18/07 18/15
Warminster 12/52½ 12/53½   17/47 17/53
Westbury 13.03a ~ 13.12d 13.03 ~ 13.12   17/35 17/42
Bradford Jn 13/24 13/22   17/24 17/34½
Bathampton Jn 13/37 13/37½   17/10 17/20
Bath Spa 13.41a ~ 13.45d 13.41 ~ 13.44½   17.02a ~ 17.06d 17.13½ ~ 17.15
North Somerset Jn 13/59 13/59½   16/48 16/56
Bristol Temple Meads 14.04a 14.03   16.44d 16.53½


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